Paternalistic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paternalistic \pa*ter`nal*ist"ic\ adj.
     Benevolent but sometimes intrusive; -- used often of
     governments and the administration of large organizations.
     See {paternal government}.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paternalistic
       adj : benevolent but sometimes intrusive